LIZARD TALKS

The Empire's finest diplomats are still in meetings with senior representatives of the 'Lizardman' race referring to itself as the Ak'han. The Ak'han, previously known for its savage, genocidal wars of conquest against lesser spacefaring as well as planetbound races, have expressed an interest in reaching a trade agreement with the Interstellar Empire. Such an agreement would create many new jobs, especially in the agricultural and food processing sectors, as the Ak'Han strict carnivore diet requires massive amounts of resources to maintain its growing population. Reynard Sweep, chair of the Federation of Imperial Agricultural Syndicates, stated that 'This would be a welcome boost to the economies of the agricultural worlds on the Ak'han fringe', in a statement earlier this week. Mr Sweep originally hails from one of the minor worlds of the Ak'han fringe, Thranduin 4, and so it is likely that his sentiments are mirrored across this swathe of space. Still, the Ak'han are notorious for their shrewd negotiation tactics, and there is a serious risk that the Interstellar Empire will be forced to remove subsidies to the industrial sectors of the Imperial Economy in order to allow for a more level playing field between Imperial and Ak'han companies.